A highly skilled shearer can shear a sheep in two to three minutes depending on the size and condition of the sheep.
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Shearer
//ˈʃɪəɹə//
Synonyms for "shearer" (1 found)
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11 translations across 8 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- esquilador noun (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)
- tonedor noun (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)
French
1 entries- tondeur noun (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)
Kazakh
2 entries- күзеуші noun (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)
- қырқушы noun (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)
Macedonian
1 entries- стри́гар noun (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)
Māori
1 entries- kaikutikuti noun (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)
Romanian
1 entries- tunzător noun (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)
Spanish
1 entries- esquilador noun (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)
Turkish
2 entries- kırkıcı noun (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)
- kırkımcı noun (person employed to remove the wool from sheep)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
A top-class shearer can shear up to 150 sheep in one day.
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The shearer sheared the sheep.
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Tom is a professional shearer.
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